"Ahh Miss Cam! Miss Sirona! "

At the gate of the city, there was a girl Susuna standing with a schoolbag and wearing a uniform, waving her hand.

"Suzuna-chan. Start with the Pokémon League. "

"Long time no see! How is everything? ”

"yes. Suzuna-chan looks good, too. "

"Of course! How is Mr. Keim? ”

"Ahh

He didn't seem particularly offended by Kem, who replied lightly before smiling and continuing.

"I've heard that you want to enter Kizaki Temple."

"Oh. May I ask you? ”

"It's okay, I've already talked to the janitor, you can come and go as you like."

"I'm sorry, can you help me?"

"No, no, it's okay."

Suzuna put her bag back on her back and began to walk.

Sirona and Kem follow Suzuna. Suzuna walked towards Kizaki Dokan.

"I'm going to the gym, you two are going to the temple, right?"

"yes, but I'll leave my luggage first."

"Then I'll contact the janitor and wish you all the best in your work!"

"Thank you"

Waving to Suzuna, who was running to the gym, Shirana and Kem left their luggage at the hotel where they were staying, took all the items they needed for the investigation, and headed to Kizaki Temple.

In front of the temple of Kisaki stood a gatekeeper trainer, who shouted to Shirona and Kem when they noticed them.

"Miss Bai Nai and Miss Kem. I've already heard what Suzuna-san said, so please feel free to go in. "

"Thank you"

"For the time being, the temple will close at six o'clock, so you can do whatever you want until then."

"Alright, let's go."

"Ahh

Sirona and Kem enter the Temple of Kisaki.

Due to disrepair, the interior of the temple is dim and somewhat rough.

"Same as the last time I came."

"If you change, I'm in trouble."

"That's right"

Kem opens the notepad and flips through the pages while illuminating it with the light of his smartphone.

"This Kizaki temple is said to be dedicated to the King of Being, whose body is made up of the three elements that make up the earth: rock, ice, and steel."

"Rock, Ice, Steel, Regislock, Regis, Regis Steel."

"Ahh That king enshrined the temple of Regigus. "

Keim's thesis is about the conflict between Arceus and Reggiagas. There is very little literature about Arceus, but there is a lot about Dialuca and others. In other words, we can see that there are many myths that are indirectly related to Arceus.

However, there is very little literature related to cash registers. There is no clear description of the conflict between the two existences. But Keim sees the two creatures as opposites. The reason why I think so is because of the location conditions of the gun pillar and Kizaki Temple. The Gun Pillar is located on Mt. Cheonan, in the center of the Sinnoh region. Kisaki-ji Temple, on the other hand, is smaller in scale and is enshrined in the northernmost part of the Sinnoh region. Keim believes that although both are called gods, there is a reason why there is such a difference in treatment.

"We can see this conflict in the plates we have now found from the myths engraved on them. There is no clear record, but it is the energy in the plate that gives the Pokémon the power of the 'type'. But where? Where did this mythical plate come from?

"It can't be Arceus's own, right?"

"I found it in the literature, but there is a myth that describes the person holding the plate and shows its power. If you believe this, then the existence of the plate was born by a being different from Arceus. I understand

"That's it"

Kem makes a surprised sound at Sirona, who reacts as if she didn't know.

"I thought you knew for sure."

I thought he deliberately asked me to speak after he found out, but judging by his tone, he really didn't. In Kem's mind, Sirona has an image of omniscient mythology, so it's somewhat surprising.

"There are some things that I don't even know. The myths I study are mainly those centered on Arceus. So I don't have a lot of mythological literature related to Regigas, but that's again beyond my specialty, so I don't know very well. And also

"I think you know too much, if not an expert."

"Academics should be vigilant, even if they are outside their area of expertise. You never know where you can make a connection.

"Remember"

The two of them walked to the back of the first floor. In the back, there is a huge stone statue that looks like a human form.

"This statue is Reggiath's?"

"Probably"

"I thought the same thing last time, but it doesn't look like a simple stone statue."

As Sirona said, I felt some kind of power from this stone statue. A simple stone statue can't feel this power. There's nothing special about just feeling the power, but I can't help but feel something.

"Because I've only seen this floor when I've been here before.

"Yes"

The two walked down the stairs to the basement. There isn't much in the temple in Kissaki. Because Regigas is enshrined, there's something here and there that reminds you of it, but it's basically just a desolate, frozen ground.

"There's nothing downstairs either."

"It looks like so, it's a no-go place, so there's no way around it."

"Do you have anything you want, Kem?"

"Probably not here, but probably in the exhibition room near the temple."

The first floor of the public hall near the Kisaki Temple in the city of Kisaki. There are items related to Keizakiji Temple on display. Some of the information is not publicly available, but Keim believes that Sirona's authority can go all out.

"It's slippery here, be careful."

Kem pushed forward as he extended a helping hand to Sirona. Wild Pokémon that settled down appeared on the way, but nothing special happened and I was able to move on.

In the deepest part of the Kizaki Shrine, the entire ground is frozen, and a huge statue can be seen enshrined in the depths.

"This is the deepest part"

"It's like yes"

Kem took a step forward. We deftly made our way through the freezing, slippery floor to the front of the stone statue.

"Can you come?"

"Yes. Wait a minute. ”

Sirona follows Keim. It's not as dexterous as Kem, but it's also improving a little bit.

"Beware"

"No"

My steps were a little unsteady, but I was still able to keep going like Keim.

"Okay, let's leave it at that, shall we?!"

In the end, Sirona let her guard down and nearly fell. Kem catches Sirona's fallen body.

"You let your guard down at the end. I told you to be careful. ”

"I'm sorry. Thank you. ”

I took Keim's hand and stood up. The feeling of Kem grabbing my arm made my heart throb a little, but I told myself that now was not the time to get excited, and I turned my gaze to the stone statue in front of me.

"This is"

"There's one thing that's amazing.

"I see, this statue is more than just a stone statue."

The energy you feel from the stone statue is unusual. It feels like a person with great power is "sleeping".

"Are you asleep?"

"Kem, do you think so?"

"Oh, it's not just a stone statue, this guy is a Pokémon himself."

A mere stone statue could not have been so ambitious. The two realize that the being itself is a Pokémon, in other words, Regigas.

"I see, if there is such a thing, even if it is an empty temple, it cannot be opened to the public."

"If someone wants to wake up and take advantage of Regigas, that's a bad idea."

"What's written on you?"

I saw some words engraved on the chest of the stone statue. Kem wrote them down on a notepad as he read the characters written there.

"'Bodies of rock, bodies of ice, bodies of steel. When the three existing Pokémon are gathered, the king will appear' I guess this refers to the three cashier-type Pokémon. ”

"I guess so. The types also match. ”

"I don't think there are many trainers who can follow three cashiers. I don't know where they are in the first place. ”

"Looks like the temple is here, what are you going to do?"

"Let's go, there's no reason to stay here anymore. I know that this statue is Reggigas itself, but it is not the material for my thesis. ”

Kem put away the notepad and held out his hand to Sirona.

“？”

"Well, no. If you don't let it go, you'll fall again. ”

"Oh, I see, thank you."

Sirona took Cam's hand and followed him across the frozen floor. With Kem's help, I was able to move on with less danger than before.

"Thank you.

"Ahh

Kem tried to let go of Sirona's hand, but Sirona didn't let go of her hand and held it tightly.

"Ouch"

"Are you alright? There's no one here, so as long as you keep in touch until you go upstairs, you shouldn't have any problems. ”

Keim doesn't like physical contact, such as holding hands in public. I'm not absolutely refused, but I don't look good. However, if it was in a private place like his own home, he did not refuse at all.

In the past few days, I have a lot of work to investigate in Kizaki City, so I haven't been able to spare much time to spend with the two of us. Because of this, Bai Nai seems to lack a ringtone component? And so on, crossing your arms on the train to Keizaki City, etc., and actively trying skin-to-skin contact.

"Until we leave the temple."

"Thank you"

When Bai Nai heard Kem's words, he was in a good mood and hugged Kem's arm to his chest.

Kem sighed softly and looked sideways at Sirona as she walked while humming a song, her cheeks relaxed slightly.

ーー

Kizaki City Community Center

Exhibition room

"There are materials related to Kisakiji Temple on display here."

"But aren't you familiar with the materials that are open to the public?"

If it's public information in the exhibition hall, you can check it on the Internet and it will come out. Kem wasn't mature enough to ignore such a thing.

"Oh, let me help you a little."

“？”

"There must be some material that is not available to the public.

"I see. Very good. ”

"Help"

"You're thickening, aren't you?"

Old Cam probably hated that. I don't want to borrow someone else's power to do something that I can't do on my own. But now, I've learned to rely on someone I can rely on without hesitation. It works not only for yourself, but also for others.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course"

Kem called the staff at the community center and explained the situation. At first, the employee was ready for everything, but when he learned that Shirona was there, he asked the person in charge and got permission.

Walk through the storage room in the basement of the community center.

"A book about Kisakiji Temple and an unearthed plate?"

"It seems. It's not much, but it's valuable. ”

Cam wore gloves and carefully picked up the papers. What is written in it is the origin of Kisakiji Temple. There is a record of the stone statue enshrined inside.

"The birthplace of the Temple of Kisaki, right? And that stone statue is about Reggiagas. "

"It seems to be true. Although there is no mention of the conflict with Arceus, it seems that the stone statue of Reggigas is not wrong either. "

"Is this document not open to the public because it shows that the statue is actually Reggiagas?"

If Reggigas is listed as authentic, then there is no point in not opening the temple to the public. That's why I'm not going to publish this document.

After putting the papers back in the pantry, I picked up the plates. The plate is cold, slightly cold.

"It's an icicle board."

"It's the power of ice. This is a plate that has existed since the time of mythology. ”

In addition to ordinary plates, there are various types of plates. The exact crystallization method is unknown, but the currently popular theory is that the energy possessed by Pokémon and the energy that inhabits the earth gather and crystallize.

"I hope that the letters written on this plate will be the key to something."

"It's an old letter, so it's hard to read 'When the universe was born, use that fragment as a plate'"

"So when the universe was born, these plates were born together?"

"That being the case, we would naturally think that Arceus created the universe."

"Not really"

“？”

Sirona involuntarily asked Kaim who had interrupted Sirona.

"What do you mean?"

"It is recorded that Arceus did create the universe." "Whether Arceus intentionally created that plate is another matter."

At least in the myth that has been elucidated, there is no mention of the phrase "Arceus created the plate". That is, it is possible to explain whether the plate was made by Arceus or not.

"In other words, Arceus only created the universe, and the plate itself was not deliberately created?"

"Yes, the energy left when the universe was born could be a plate. And that's not all, what is created is a piece of energy, I don't know if it was a plate from the beginning. ”

"It doesn't matter if it's a plate from the beginning or not. As one of the theories, this is certainly possible. ”

Keim's hypothesis is that when this plate was first created, it was born as a Pokémon of Reggigas blood, and due to its defeat in the battle with Arceus, its energy may have been harnessed in the form of a plate.

The inscription on the nameplate of the mythological era, found today, has not been made public. But what I do know is that this is mostly a myth about Arceus. Nothing related to Reggigas appears.

"It's a bit powerless to build a theory, but it's much better than nothing, at least not contradictory, and at least there should be as much material to support the theory."

"Yes.

"Yes.

"Good for you"

"Yes"

I tracked the icicle board and traced from beginning to end what was still in the vault.

By the time I did this, a lot had passed, and before I knew it, it was already night.

"Is it already night? There's something to do, and time flies. ”

"Yes. Is this a profitable period? ”

"Oh thanks"

"Hehe, as a master, this is a matter of course."

Sirona left the community center in a happy mood, and Kem left with her.

As I left the community center, I felt Kem's smartphone vibrate.

“？ Who is it? ”

When Kaim looks at the screen, there are Suzuna's letters written there.

"Suzuna-chan. What's wrong? "

"Let's go, let's go out first."

Operate a smartphone to answer Suzuna's calls.

"Hello! Kem, are you okay now? "

"Oh. What's wrong? ”

'Is your job done?' "

"For now."

"If you don't mind, can you have a meal with me? It looks like you're going to stay in Kizaki City today, so I'd like to talk to the two of you. "

Kem relays Suzuna's proposal to Hakuna. Shirona immediately nodded in agreement with Suzuna's proposal.

"Oh, good."

"Hooray! Where are you two now? I'm going to go there. ”

"It's a community center. Where is Suzuna? "

"I'm Kem"

"We're moving. We'll go there. ”

"Uh, are you okay?"

"I don't mind, then I'll go over it."

Kem hung up and turned his gaze to Sirona. Shirona, who was listening to their conversation, nodded, and the two of them walked towards Kizaki Gym.

ーー

When I entered the Kissaki Gym, a cold air wafted from inside the Gym that was not much different from the outside.

"Ah, Miss Sirona! Miss Sea Dream! "

In the deepest part of the gymnasium, I saw Suzuna waving to the two. Susan ran to them.

"Thank you for your hard work. Thank you for accepting my invitation. ”

"It's okay, we don't talk much, and I'm glad we have more opportunities to talk."

"If only you could say that. Now, please come to the leadership room of the gym, and I will pour you tea. ”

Suzuna led the two to the gym leadership room.

The introduced gym curator's room is custom-made according to Suzuna's preferences, and not only has a simple and cute atmosphere like a high school girl, but it is also a room where she understands her status as a gym curator.